Zulaikha's Last Love

Chapters. 5. First Wife

"right Zulaikha, I have a relationship with another woman,"

Whahuh? whats he say? did I not hear wrong? I stared at him intently as if questioning the words he had just uttered, while Mas Defin lowered his head without wanting to see how broken I was at the moment.

"what do you mean, Mom?" ask me softly, don't ask how I feel right now. It's obvious I'm so devastated. Which wife is not devastated when she hears that her beloved husband has a relationship with another woman?

But it seemed like Mas Defin was reluctant to answer my question, I then closed my eyes to try to strengthen the heart that my husband had tainted.

Slowly I began to wake my body by holding on to the wall, I was no longer able to be with him at this time. Then Mas Defin turned to look at me as I tried to get up.

He grabbed my shoulder to help me stand up, but I quickly pulled my body back so that he would no longer touch me.

"god strengthen me,"

With a shudder I left the room without looking back, tears still came out of the corner of my eyes. But as soon as I removed it, I tried to reinforce the move that my husband had broken.

I felt that Mas Defin was following me from behind, I could see the reflection of his shadow that kept following where I was going.

"is it done, ma'am?"

as soon as I opened the door, Irham immediately greeted me with a bright smile. But that smile instantly disappeared as her eyes looked at my face, perhaps she realized that I was not okay at the moment.

"what's wrong, Ma'am? is Mama okay?" Irham asked worriedly, she slightly bent her tall body so that it could be on par with me.

"no papa Irham, Ma'am first yes," I immediately say goodbye when these tears still want to come out, my chest became more and more claustrophobic when I saw not a single word being spoken from my husband's mouth.

Am I really worthless to him? or does she not consider me a wife? then why did he marry me?

"you held me up like a queen, and you crushed me like dust" this soft mouth said, like a dagger slicing through a heart.

Unknowingly my steps had reached the place where my car was, I immediately took the key to enter and leave this place.

"Zulaikha, wait!" I was shocked when Mas Defin's hand held my hand that was about to open the door, I was still silent without looking at him.

"Zulaikha, there's something I want to talk to you about,"

Mas Defin said very calmly like nothing happened between us, like this is the real figure of my husband?

Why doesn't he have a little conscience for me? did he not realize that I was his wife?

Suddenly Mas Defin held my shoulder and faced my body in front of him, I who was surprised by his action immediately brushed off the hand that was still perched on my body.

"excuse me Zulaikha, I don't know how to tell you,"

I immediately raised my head to look at his face, I looked into his eyes which always looked sharp at me.

"say! who's that woman? and what's the connection with him?" I don't want to talk anymore, even though this heart has to break even, I want to know exactly who the woman who has spent time with him is.

"he was my wife, my first wife,"

Jedar...., like being struck by lightning in a hole when I hear a confession spoken from his mouth, wife? he said wife? then what am I?

"wife? what wife do you mean, Mas?" I asked stammeredly, I could not even breathe because I was surprised by what he said.

"Zulaikha, I-I'm sorry for lying to you. Actually, I was married to another woman before I married you,"

Brak, my body immediately dazed backwards hit the car upon hearing the fact revealed directly from my husband's mouth. Wh why? why is he so cruel to me? he didn't even give me time to breathe.

"Zulaikha, are you-you okay?"

"tega kau Mas, that cruel you destroy me," I cried out sobbing, I closed my eyes to endure the pain that felt very torturous with the head that began to feel swirling.

"sorry Zulaikha, I'm really sorry,"

I shook my head because I no longer wanted to hear what he said, then I turned around and immediately got into the car.

"wait! Zulaikha listen to me,"

I glanced at Mas Defin who asked me to come back down, he even banged on my car door while shouting my name.

What else did he call me? isn't he enough to ruin my whole life? is it because until now he never touched me?

I bowed my head to the steering wheel while shedding all the pain and disappointment that ripped my whole feeling.

"what's my fault, man? why would you do this to me? why would you lie to me? why?" I wanted so badly to vent all my anger on him, to put out all the needles that had been stuck in my heart since.

I no longer care about the ravings thrown by him, immediately I turned on the car and pressed the gas pedal until my car drove fast.

During the trip I could not think of anything, my brain felt empty. All were like dreams chasing me, swaying the feeling that had been crushed to the brink of hope.

I parked the car to a lake, I saw there were very few people in that place. I immediately came down without a bag, I stepped on the dry leaves that began to fall into the wind.

"god, what kind of path are you facing me? what kind of husband did you give me? why would he hurt me so deeply?"

I lamented for what happened in my life, it felt like a storm of waves dragging my whole body into a whirlpool of suffering.

My love crumpled unceasingly, she managed to make me fall in love and also managed to break that love to pieces.

The hope and trust I always instilled in my heart was instantly dragged away by the hurricane of betrayal, not enough to get there, she even planned to shout at me.

"why? why Mas?" I cried out loud with all the tears that bore witness to the collapse of my household.

Suddenly a middle-aged woman sat beside me, I looked at her who was also looking at me with a smile.

"give up my son, pour out all the pain in your heart,"

I felt more and more tight, my eyes were heating up because more and more tears were shed. I immediately scattered myself in the arms of the middle-aged woman.

"hiks hiks huhuhu, sick, very sick. Wh why? why would he do that to me? huhuhu," I spilled out all sorts of feelings on someone I didn't even know his identity, his embrace feeling tighter and tighter making me sob.

For quite a while I was in that position, until I felt calm and slowly loosened my arms.

"did you feel better?" the middle-aged woman asked me gently, I nodded my head with a slight smile to answer her question.

"son, in this life. We will sometimes be given trials that are very burdensome to our hearts and souls, but all of that can not be separated from the love of the Creator. Whatever troubles you are in at this time, rest assured that the Creator has prepared the most awesome thing for your happiness,"

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TBC.

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